The game was delayed by more than 30 minutes due
to the late arrival of the Pipers. The Cobbers seized the game from the
outset as they scored 1:14 into the game when Grafstrom scored her first
goal on a pass from Christine Kleven (Jr., Red lake Falls, MN), who was
playing her first game since transferring from Bemidji State after the
Christmas break. Concordia never let Hamline back in the game as they proceeded
to outshoot the Pipers 42-25. Shyla Wilson (So., Cohasset, MN)
and Sara Kuecher (Fr., Frankfort, IL) split the goaltending duties for
the Cobbers and held Hamline scoreless until 15:46 of the third period.

Concordia improves to 3-6 in the
MIAC and 5-6 overall while Hamline slides to 1-6 in league play and 2-9
overall. The two teams complete the series tomorrow afternoon at 2:00.

The Teams:Concordia (2-6 in the MIAC, 4-6 Overall)After 26 days and two holidays, Concordia finally returns to action.
The Cobbers are hoping to pick up where they left off in 2000. In the final
stretch of last year they won two out of their last three MIAC games. One
of the wins was a 9-6 goal fest against league leader St. Thomas. In that
game Concordia found themselves down 2-0 after 58 seconds into the game.
However, the Cobbers regrouped and stormed back to score six straight goals
in the remaining 19 minutes of the period. That sudden offensive explosion
enabled the Cobbers to post a 9-6 victory over previously unbeaten St.
Thomas. The heroes for Concordia were a pair of Arizona natives who
turned December in St. Paul into July in Arizona. Katie Jacques (So.,
Tempe, AZ) and Lindsay Kurtis (Fr., Phoenix, AZ) each scored three goals
and added one assist. Sophomore goaltender Shyla Wilson (Cohasset,
MN) made 35 saves to help Concordia to their second MIAC win of the
season.

Concordia has five series left in the MIAC. The Cobbers are in position
to place themselves in the thick of the MIAC playoff race. They will host
St. Olaf next weekend and then travel to St. Kate's the following weekend.
Then they will take time off for non-conference opponents before ending
the MIAC regular season with two key series at St. Mary's on February 9-10
and home against Augsburg on February 16-17.

Concordia has one familiar face back in the lineup after the Christmas
break. Christine Kleven (Jr., Red Lake Falls, MN) transferred back from
Bemidji State after playing last season and the first half of this year
for the Beavers. In her freshman year (1997-98) Kleven was the team's leading
goal scorer and second on the team in points.

Hamline (1-5 in the MIAC, 2-8 Overall)The Pipers are in their second year of MIAC competition and first year
under the guidance of head coach Rob Burke. The Pipers are led by Angie
Erickson (Fr., Benson, MN) and Linda Chisholm
(So., Duluth, MN). Erickson has amassed 21 points (14 goals, 7 assists)
in the Pipers first 10 games. She is among the league leaders in points
and goals. Chisholm is second on the team in scoring.